LMLK seal
Hebrew seals stamped on the handles of large storage jars (circa 700 BC) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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LMLK seals (with LMLK meaning 'of the king') are ancient Hebrew seals stamped on the handles of large storage jars first issued in the reign of King Hezekiah (circa 700 BC) and discovered mostly in and around Jerusalem. Several complete jars were found in situ buried under a destruction layer caused by Sennacherib at Lachish.[1] While none of the original seals have been found, some 2,000 impressions made by at least 21 seal types have been published.[2] The iconography of the two and four winged symbols are representative of royal symbols whose meaning "was tailored in each kingdom to the local religion and ideology".[3][clarification needed]